Mexican Unions Scent Victory in Border Company Battle
The saga shows what a Left government can do for workers
Tony Burke
WebsiteTony Burke is assistant general secretary of Unite responsible for manufacturing; he writes for Left Foot Forward on manufacturing and industrial policy and workers' rights. Tony is a member of the TUC executive committee and general council, a member of the Labour Party National Policy Forum, Trade Union co-ordinator for the Morning Star newspaper and chair of the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom. As well as LFF, he contributes to Tribune, the Morning Star, The Manufacturer, the TUC's Stronger Unions website and blogs at his own Power In A Union.
While Britain denies refugees work, Germany has taken a different approach – and it’s working
The reaction to a few migrant boats landing in the UK over Christmas puts us to shame.
Theresa May’s deal? It’s a blindfold Brexit
The PM might try and sell her final deal to businesses, workers and MPs, but what she is promising to deliver is a series of vague promises and nothing concrete. Tony Burke writes.
The unions have said no to Trump’s bad trade deals – but will the Tories listen?
As the US prepares to lobby Britain on a new trade deal, Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke writes about the need to protect British businesses and British workers.
TUC Congress in context: thirty years ago “Europe was the only game in town” #TUC150
This year marked the 150th anniversary of the founding Congress, but it also marked the thirtieth anniversary of Jacques Delors’ famous speech. Three decades after Delors, who was President of the European Commission at the time, made a socialist argument for the European Project and won over many in the Labour Party who had previously opposed the EU, Brexit has pushed the issue back up the agenda.
How the new Mexican president is restoring workers’ rights – and taking on corrupt unions
President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador is making some much-needed changes to Mexico’s broken employment laws, Unite’s Tony Burke reports.
The steel industry is heading towards a historic crisis – are the Government going anything about it?
No Deal would leave the steel industry dangerously exposed
Brextremist MPs pretend all will be well – it won’t be
Unite’s Assistant General Secretary on why a ‘cliff edge’ or hard Brexit would be a disaster for the UK
Revealed: The UK’s plans for keeping EU trade deals after Brexit are in turmoil
Liam Fox and the Department for International Trade are living in cuckoo land if they think we’ll be able to ‘roll over’ all our trade deals after leaving the EU.
Is this EU trade deal the new TTIP?
While TTIP failed, Europe is now trying another sneaky deal giving corporations obscene amounts of power.